The Bee 16:74

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Arabic English Morphology
فَلَا falā
So (do) not Prep
put forth V
لِلَّهِ lillahi
for Allah Noun
the similitude Noun
إِنَّ inna
Indeed Prep
Allah Noun
يَعْلَمُ yaʿlamu
knows V
and you Noun
لَا
(do) not Prep
know V

So do not make up images about God: God knows and you do not

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

فَلَا تَضۡرِبُوا۟ لِلَّهِ ٱلۡأَمۡثَالَۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ یَعۡلَمُ وَأَنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ۝٧٤

falā taḍribū lillahi l-amthāla inna l-laha yaʿlamu wa-antum lā taʿlamūn